Title Air 9, Act Iii (t) 
Short Title Beggar's Wed, 1729 
Page T55M10 
Genre  BA 
Country 
Instruments  VO 
Incipit  //77/76//5671+/2+7//1+6/65 
Indicated Tune Let's Be Merry, Fill Your Glasses (it) 
First Line Why shou'd sorrow discompose us (fl) 
Stress Notes  775216 
Intervals  -2,-2,2,2,2,2,-3,2,-3,-2, 
Time Signature
Do
Date 1729 
Number A106.44 
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